Comments on: Woman Shot in Armed Robbery Near Decatur Square, Police Looking for Suspects

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:19:10 +0000

As to the lighting, that area is pretty brightly lit by street lights and Chick-Fil-A parking lot lights, which are usually on even when they’re closed.

By: Karass

Karass — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:14:43 +0000

I think it’s clear on this blog and in newspaper accounts that it was random. The victims were visitors from St. Simon’s and did not know the perpetrators. Best I know.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:05:35 +0000

An important point.

“Seems to me that constructive suggestions would be more helpful and a whole lot less demoralizing for our officers to read. Just mouthing off serves no one, but if you feel like you just gotta do it, Deputy Chief Lee said he’d prefer folks direct it at him, not the officers because he knows how hardworking and dedicated they are in doing their jobs. ”

Crime is going to happen regardless of location.

Decatur PD has never let me down before and I know they won’t start now.

Compared to surrounding areas, the coverage level we have from DPD is amazing.
Compared to surrounding areas, we have amazingly less crime.

I’m upset this incident happened. However, it could have happened anywhere these days unfortunately.

Some factors I’d like to find out about:
Lighting in the area it happened
Did the perps know the victims or was this random?

By: Naaman Gibbetts

Naaman Gibbetts — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:34:10 +0000

By: Deanne

Deanne — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:23:48 +0000

Freaking out? NOT helpful! Folks being engaged, reporting concerns, and taking common sense precautions– YES!

Neighborhood Watch on your street? Join it! There’s not one? Start it!
Suspicious activity? Report it! The non er # is 404-373-6551. Add it to your phone.
Good crime prevention habits? Here’s a handy list of tips:
http://www.decaturga.com/index.aspx?page=477

The Crime Prevention Resources page is also very useful:
http://www.decaturga.com/index.aspx?page=578